Police say the single mother and her two sons returned to their apartment on Christmas Eve and discovered that all of their presents were gone.
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In a video released by the Riverside Police Department, one officer can be heard telling the woman: "We told all of our dispatchers and officers about what happened to you. And so we all came up with some money for you. So, this is from a lot of us. It's $700 cash... hopefully it'll help out."
The woman burst into tears and hugged all the officers.
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Officers also retrieved extra toys that were collected at the station, and Riverside firefighters followed with more a few hours later.